Ben Solomon
Project Manager
AVID Center
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Did internship in Engineering and HATED it!
Left Engineering and decided to become a teacher.
My school brought in a new program called AVID.
Taught and coordinated AVID; helped train other teachers and tutors.
Got a job in the AVID Texas office supporting AVID teachers across the state.
Found out I really liked sharing ideas and developing materials for teachers.
Switched to the AVID Curriculum department to help develop curriculum for all AVID teachers.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Bachelor
The Texas A&M University System Office
The Texas A&M University System Office
Career
Project Manager
Develop curriculum and materials for AVID teachers.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Design
Being Creative
Day to Day
There's not really a "typical day", but some of the things I do are: respond to emails from AVID teachers that need help, design lessons or curriculum books for AVID teachers, train teachers on how to teach AVID better, work on random projects (videos, materials, etc).
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
Be creative. Find outlets for your creativity. Find ways to develop your creativity. Find ways to study other people that are creative. And challenge yourself, step outside of your comfort zone or your strengths and do something you've never done.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Parents:
"Use your intelligence and talents to make a lot of money."
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
